Pat Fiorello - Art Elevates Life

Art & Inspiration from professional artist and instructor Pat Fiorello. Pat is known for her romantic landscape, garden and floral paintings in oil and watercolor. Her paintings often depict beautiful places like Italy and France. Pat teaches painting workshops in the U.S., Caribbean and Europe. She is passionate about inspiring others to include art in their life. Whether creating it or simply appreciating and enjoying it, there are so many ways that art elevates life!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Learn to Paint Flowers in Oil

Summer Bouquet
12 x 16
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

I spent most of 2011, focused on painting florals and still life. I painted over 150 paintings, including completing my "floral challenge" of 50 floral studies ( all are posted on my blog in the 2011 archives approximately August-October), got a certification in floral design after completing a program at the Halls School of Floral Design in Atlanta, and studied with some artists who I consider to be masters, especially with the subject of flowers including Robert Johnson, Nancy Franke and Hedi Moran.

I have always loved flowers and that was one of the subjects I first was drawn to when I started painting nearly 18 years ago but in recent years I'd been doing many more landscapes. I learned even my family name "Fiorello" means "one who lives near a wall of flowers" so it's probably no accident I'm drawn to surround myself and others with flowers.

I have taught flower painting classes in watercolor for many years, but in 2012, I will be offering my first oil painting workshop "Painting Flowers Alla Prima in Oil" at the Art School in Sandy Springs. It will be on Sat. & Sun. March 17 & 18.

Sunflower Morning
12 x 16
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

I'd love to have you join me for a weekend of fun, painting and beauty!
If you are interested, please contact me at patfiorello@aol.com or www.patfiorello.com

Would you like a copy of Pat's new book?

Daily Paintworks

About Me

I'm a professional artist who paints in both oils and watercolor. I teach painting in the U.S. and Europe and am author of the book, "Bella Italia, Italy through the Eyes of an Artist". I thoroughly believe art can enrich your life and spreading that idea to inspire others to be engaged with art, whether creating or appreciating, is the purpose of my blog.